Pastuah

Ubud, Bali is prolific with art that I had a sensory overload very soon into the trip. I was so satiated that I decided to take off 'painting', the first word in my must-buy list that I'd prepared in Singapore just before leaving. Instead Kumar and I went looking for for thin quilts made with lots of different patches of Balinese cloth stitched together. At Gunung Kawi, the lady offered us a double-size quilt for 120.000 Rp. I wanted a better deal with better options. Finally I found a friendly less menacing lady with quilts, sarongs, kabaya (a traditional knit top worn by Balinese women to their temples) and the like in her humble shop. She showed me quilts that were bigger that queen-size. After a bit of browsing through them, I found the exact one that I was looking for. I wanted a white/0ff-white border and also blue patches in the quilt. It was then time for something I detest very much - Bargaining.
This is what how she began "I usually give it for 270.000/- but for you I give special price 175.ooo/-". This price was way above my budget and expectations so, Kumar and I vigourously shook our head. After a lot of discussion we got it down to satisfying 90.000/-. As we were leaving she said "Wah, you are very lucky, you got this pastuah with extremely small patches of cloth, I should have asked for 120!" I pounced on the new word that I'd just heard. Pastuah. I wanted to learn how exactly it was to be pronounced. As I stumbled through the pronunciation, Kumar asked her "Do, you mean... Patchwork?" to which she said, "ya, ya, Pastuah".
Well, I felt quite silly learning to pronounce a mispronounced word!